reported a jump in second-quarter profit, driven by higher investment income and strong underwriting that offset a hit from catastrophe losses, the insurance bellwether said on Friday.
Net written premiums were 8 per cent higher in the reported quarter than a year earlier, with growth across its units, the company said. A steady U.S. economy, bets of interest-rate cuts and rising geopolitical uncertainty have helped fuel activity across U.S. equity markets.Catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance, rose to $1.51-billion from $1.48-billion a year earlier, due to severe wind and hail storms in the United States.
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes in the first half of 2024 were at least $61-billion, 25 per cent above the 10-year average for the period, heavily driven by storm activity in the United States, according to a report by reinsurance broker Gallagher Re.
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